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Your Son, Scouting, and You

Whether a Cub Scout
lives with two parents or one, a foster family, or other relatives, his family
is an important part of Cub Scouting. Parents and adult family members provide
leadership and support for Cub Scouting and help ensure that boys have a good
experience in the program.

As a parent, you want your son to grow up to be a person of
worth, a self-reliant, dependable and caring individual. Scouting has these same goals in mind for
him. Since 1910, the Boys Scouts of
America have been weaving lifetime values into fun and educational activities
designed to assist parents in strengthening character, good citizenship, and
physical fitness in youth.

Scouting is family values...At the same time Cub Scout Age
boys do not join Scouting just to get their character built. Boys join Cub Scouting because IT IS FUN!

Cub Scout Parent
Promise

As a parent of a Cub Scout

I will do my best

To help my boy

Live up to the Cub Scout
Promise

And obey the Law of the
Pack.

I will work with my boy

On his achievements and
projects.

I will attend the Pack
Meetings

And help as needed to make
the Pack go.

We will continue

To do our best

To help our boys along the
achievement trail

And share with them the
work

And fun of Cub Scouting.

Parent Guidelines

1. Take your son to Den Meetings or arrange for them to get
there somehow.

The weekly Den Meetings is where your son will do a lot of
learning about and doing requirements. Plus, he gets to do it as part of a
group, which is more fun. Help your son pass off requirements at home.

2. Often there are requirements that can only be completed at
home, such as cooking breakfast for the family. Every once in a while, look
through his book and see what you can do to help. Ask you Den Leader which requirements
to work on at home.

3. Come to Pack Activities every month, and bring the
family.

This is our time to honor your son’s accomplishments as well
as the accomplishments of his peers.
Please set aside time for that, he deserves it and he will notice if you
aren’t there.

Act as role models, demonstrating proper behaviors,
language, etc.

Pay attention, and in response to the "wolf ears"
signal, silently return the sign.

4. Help out with the program.

Work with Den and Pack Leaders as requested to ensure all
boys in their Den follow the promise and the Law of the Pack.

Cub Scouting is a program based on parent (or guardian) and
son participation. A parent or an adult family member should accompany theScout on Scout activities, including meetings. Parents will also be asked to
participate in Den level activities.

Parent volunteers are always needed. Registration and
training are provided by the Pack for those who are interested in helping. If
you'd like to help in any capacity, please contact the Pack Committee Chairman,
Cubmaster or your scout's Den Leader. All types of help are needed - driving
for trips, assisting in Den Leader absence, etc. Remember that Cub Scout Packs
don't exist without volunteer leadership and do your part when asked.